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01/31/2012
A Real Man I'm sitting here listening to your program, hearing you talk about REAL MEN and how they are a dying breed... Honestly, I have to agree with you... but how lucky am I that I DID marry a real man! My husband is a former Marine who served his country willingly. More >>

Tags: MilitaryMorals, Ethics, ValuesRaising Boys to MenRead On-AirReal MenValues
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01/30/2012
We Really Only Get One Chance I am embarrassed to say my son was 2 1/2 yrs old when I finally saw the light and quit my corporate job to stay home and raise him. I was scared of walking away from a good job and, in reality, we would be cutting our family income completely in half. More >>

Tags: Breast CancerHealthMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home mom
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01/27/2012
My Grandson's Final Straw Moment I have a somewhat different story and take about bullying at school that may be too politically incorrect for you to read. My 14 year old grandson had been bullied at school since the semester began. More >>

Tags: BullyingEducationParentingRead On-AirSchool
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01/27/2012
No Clue He Wasn't Happy ...I just read your blog, How To Tell If You're A Terrible Spouse, and you could have totally been talking to my hubby's cousin. She is the woman for whom you wrote Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands. More >>

Tags: AttitudeDivorceHappinessHealthProper Care and Feeding of HusbandsRead On-AirThe Proper Care and Feeding of HusbandsUnhappinessValues
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01/26/2012
Feeling Sad For Kids About two years ago I quit my beloved job to stay home and raise my kids. Between you and my husband nagging me, I finally gave in! It has been the best decision I ever made. I wanted to call a girlfriend to tell one of them the following story, but realized all of my friends are working moms... More >>

Tags: ChildrenParentingRead On-AirSAHM stay-at-home momStay-at-Home Mom
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01/26/2012
Cruise Liner Off-Duty Captain: 'Don't Call Me A Hero' Everyone's heard about the liner that ran aground and killed many people while the ship's captain "fell" into a lifeboat. The off-duty captain who was forced to head the evacuation said this... More >>

Tags: Read On-AirRole modelValues
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01/25/2012
'Group Learning' Epic Failure I am writing you about your commentary on group learning in schools... I am 23 and graduated from one of the top 5 teaching universities in the country with a 4.0 GPA. After graduating, I never pursued a teaching position mostly because my husband is a real man and supports me being a stay-at-home-mommy. I have YOU to thank for that. More >>

Tags: EducationRead On-AirResponse to a Comment
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01/24/2012
Make the Punishment Memorable the First Time Caught When our son Pat was 16 years old, without asking permission, he went out with his cousin with the intention of meeting a girl at the movies. We don't allow one-on-one dating (only groups), and only with young people we know. Since he wanted to go, but knew if he asked us the answer would be no, he went anyway. More >>

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01/23/2012
A Different Kind of Wife I'm writing to thank you for helping me change my perspective on being a good wife. Today one of my old friends posted on Facebook how her husband is such a baby when he's sick. Other women chimed in to say how pathetic their husbands are also. More >>

Tags: BehaviorGratitudeRead On-AirRespectValues
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01/20/2012
Divorce and Remarriage Affects Kids Recently on your radio program the subject of divorce and especially remarriage has come up a lot...My first love is baseball. When I married my 2nd love (but first wife), our first child was our son. By the time he could stand, I was teaching him to swing a plastic bat... More >>

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